Ray Wood has released his long awaited ‘Lostallo 2009′ World Championships DVD. Featuring 120 minutes of high adrenaline on road racing action from the largest RC track in the world, Lostallo in Switzerland. The best drivers in the world were in attendance, Bertin, Collari, Pietsch, Swauger, Fantini, Cristiani, if you were a 1/8th ‘great’ then you were there. Including 7 days of race coverage together with beautiful scenery and racing of the highest caliber with multi camera coverage of the entire 60 minute Main Final as well as new super slow motion cam used for some amazing footage. All in awesome widescreen.

View a preview and order now at www.raywoodrcvideos.com.

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The annual Japanese Touring car national race took place this year at the Kawaba RC Plaza in the centre of Japan to the North west of Tokyo in a city called Gunma. This outdoor track has played was a real challenge for the competitors and luckily the weather stayed dry for the weekend, unlike last weekends 1/8th buggy Nats. Making an appearance in the Super Expert class, coming all the way from Germany, was World Vice Champion Ronald Volker racing for his Japanese sponsors Yokomo. In qualifying it was relative unknown driver Hiroo Sannai that stuck it on pole ahead of Volker in 2nd with Hayato Matsuzaki making it three Yokomos at the front. In the 3 leg finals Ronald was able to make a clean pass on Sannai in both the first and 2nd final to take 2 wins and sew up the title with 1 leg spare. Sannai would claim the runner spot, and highest place Japanese driver, with Matsuzaki taking 3rd. Ronald becomes the 2nd German to win the Japanese National title after World Champion Marc Rheinard took the win back in 2007.

Image: Xenon [xenon.ne.jp]

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Ronald Volker wins Japanese National title

Tired of lugging around big, bulky transmitters? Motormint has a couple of 1:32 scale diecast remote control cars (about 7 inches long) with wrist watch infrared control. When you aren’t playing with your 1996 Dodge Viper or 2000 Ford Shelby Coupe use the watch as a regular wrist watch with alarm. It’s also a stop watch. The cars are cool too with realistic detailing including working horn, headlights, and brake lights, doors that open, and a burglar alarm system.

Wear Your Transmitter: RC Cars With Wrist Watch Control originally appeared on About.com Radio Controlled Vehicles on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 09:37:41.

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Wear Your Transmitter: RC Cars With Wrist Watch Control

Introducing world first Bluetooth data logger from Raczing Technology for RC model hobbyists that can stream measured and calculated electrical parameters right to your Java enabled cell-phone or iPhone. By eliminating awkward wires and bulky display panel, Wilog is the smallest and lightest in its class, and it can easily fit into your electrical powered radio control model. The Wilog can save up to 3 hours of information. User can download their logged data to their computer using a USB and manage the data and performance charts with the included Wilog PC Suite.

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Raczing Technology Wilog Bluetooth data logger

Seen at the Tokyo Hobby Show last month, Kyosho have announced that the Inferno GT2 VE is coming soon. It seems that the car will be sold as an electric car under the VE label and current GT or GT2 owners can convert their car from nitro to electric using the new 1/8th universal Inferno brushless conversion kit.

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Kyosho Inferno GT2 VE